The holidays are over and Kosherfest is around the corner, which means that Passover is clearly on the industry's mind. Our lead story covers the road to Passover...The U.S. is now the major destination for Israeli foods, a major development in the 50 years that the Israelis have been exporting foods...SuperValu does it again, with a new Kosher Marketplace, this time in Cincinnati...Are New Yorkers being flooded by kosher certifications?...A UK retailing giant is set to make its debut in the U.S. kosher market...AKO plans a major conference in New York the day after Kosherfest...Does the new Gaydamak-Williger relationship presage a major U.S. incursion for Gaydamak?...Elan Kornblum, our kosher restaurant maven, makes a summer stop in Paris...Dwindling kosher options in the home of the Beatles...Millbrook, once part of the R.A.B. empire, has been sold...In my Sixth Sense column, I look at the future of kosher, organic and natural...Kosherfest, now less than 5 weeks away is set to celebrate some major milestones...Because of the holidays, our New Product Showcase column will resume next week.
Menachem Lubinsky
Editor-in-Chief
